Tree-light holder



Feb. 9 1926. 1,572,700

' w. M. YOUNG TREE LIGHT HOLDER Filed August 18, 1924 Dry. 7

INVENTOR WILL/(7M l1 )tu/re ATTORNEY Patented Feb. Q,

uNirsn s'rar ss WILLIAM M. YOUNG, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

TREE-LIGHT noLnnia.

Application filed August 18, 1924.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM M. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Oakland, county of Alameda, and State of California,have invented a new and useful Tree-Light Holder, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to light holders, and particularly to holdershaving jaws arranged to grip the branch of a tree, or the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a tree-light holder which isarranged to hold either a candle, an electric lamp socket, or both, asmay be desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed which is so arranged that the major portion thereof will bepositioned on or above a supporting object when it is in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tree-light holder ofthe character described which may be simply formed with a minimum ofparts and operations.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some ofwhich, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the followingdescription of the preferred form of my invention which is illustratedin the drawings accompanying and forming part of the specification. Itis to be understood that I do not limit myself to the showing made bythe said drawings and description, as I may adopt variations of thepreferred form within. the scope of my invention as set forth in theclaims.

Referring to said drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of the holder of my invention mounted on a limband showing a lamp socket supported thereby.

Figure 2 is a side view of the device showing a candle supported therebypart of the forward portion being broken away to show details ofconstruction.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the device taken on the line 33 inFigure 1.

Figures 41. and 5 are plan views of blanks from which portions of thedevice are arranged to be formed.

In thepresent embodiment of the invention, the tree-light holdercomprises members 6 and 7 pivotally connected in opposed relation andhaving jaws 8 and 9 formed on a pair of cooperating ends 11 and 12. Ashere shown, pivotal connection of the members 6 and 7 is efiected bymeans of Serial No. 732,612.

cooperating extensions 13 bent laterally inwardly and havingperforations 14: therein through which a pivot 16 is arranged to beplaced to pivotally hold the members together, it being noted that thepivotal axis thus extends transversely of the members. The jaw portionsof the members. 6 and 7 are preferably formed to extend laterally of thelower side of the members, for a reason to be hereinafter explained, andare provided with teeth 17 inwardly inclined and arranged to resilientlyengage opposite sides of a supporting member, such as the limb 18 hereshown. Resilient engagement of the jaws with the limb 18 is provided forin any suitable manner, a helical spring 19 being hereshown providedencircling the pivot 16 and having the opposite ends 21 and 22 thereofresiliently engaging the inside surfaces of the members 6 and 7.

The members 6 and 7 are each formed with a receptacle arranged toreceive and hold a source of light such as a candle or small electriclight. As here shown, the end 23 of the member 6 is arranged to be bentto form a hollow cylindrical holder 24 and is also provided with a pairof lateral extensions 25 formed on the lower side thereof adjacent theextension 18 and arranged to be bent laterally of the body of the memberto partly close the holder 24 at the bottom to define a receptacle forthe base of a candle 27. On the other hand, a similarly formed holder 28is provided at the end 29 of the member 7 but this holder is preferablywithout any closure means for the bottom, so that the wires 31 of anelectric lamp socket 352 may conveniently extend therethrough. While thelamp socket 32 here shown is provided with a shoulder which holds itfrom slipping through the holder, it will be obvious that the holder maybe readily bent or otherwise adapted to hold a socket of other forms. Toinsure the retention of the wires 81 in the holder and at the same timepermit the ready placing of the wires therein, the holder formingportion 29 of the member 7 is made of such length that the free end 33extends into the holder receptacle to overlap a portion of the wallthereof, the end being preferably arranged to be in spaced relation fromthe adjacent receptacle wall when the socket is not positioned therein.

It will-nowbe: noted thatithe device, as hereformed, is particularlyadaptedto be arranged longitudinally of and V chiefly above thesupporting ,object. Since limbs or other objects on which the device isto be mounted may be frequently horizontally disposed, the downwardextension of portions of the jaws 8 and, 9 is necessary to insureclamping of the device with the axes of the holders vertically disposed,as will be most usually *desired. Furthermore, it Will-he understoodthat the -device-=may be readilypositioned with the "bottom crossextensions 13 restingon top of the supporting--1nember \vherr the --jawsare clamped on'the latter,= so that-pivotalstrain on'the jaws will beentirely avoided-and steadiness of positioningqvilltherefore be assured.

I claim 1.'-A- tree-light-holder comprising a pair ofpivotally-conneeted spring-pressed jaw members, a receptacle for: a:source of light on one of said members, and sets of teeth providedoneaoh of-said members and extending transversely therefrom incooperating relation.

2. A tree-light holder comprising a pair ofspring-pressedjaw memberspivoted together intermediate their ends, a receptacle provided on oneof said'members adjacent one end thereof and having its axis eXtendingparallel to" the pivotalaxis ofsaid members, and teeth-provided onsaidmembers adjaeent thc other'end'thereof and extend ing transverselytherefrom in cooperating relation.

In testimony whereof, I "have hereunto set my hand at- Oakland,California, this 3rd day of'July, 1924.

VILLIAM M. YOUNG;

